diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index a54577af4884..681bd5d37960 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ struct i40e_vsi {
 #endif
 	u32 tx_restart;
 	u32 tx_busy;
+	u64 tx_linearize;
 	u32 rx_buf_failed;
 	u32 rx_page_failed;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index 1fa38f6e0e19..ffa943164b42 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const struct i40e_stats i40e_gstrings_misc_stats[] = {
 	I40E_VSI_STAT("rx_broadcast", eth_stats.rx_broadcast),
 	I40E_VSI_STAT("tx_broadcast", eth_stats.tx_broadcast),
 	I40E_VSI_STAT("rx_unknown_protocol", eth_stats.rx_unknown_protocol),
+	I40E_VSI_STAT("tx_linearize", tx_linearize),
 };
 
 static int i40e_add_fdir_ethtool(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 84f9dd91f354..fb4b34db1ff5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	u32 rx_page, rx_buf;
 	u64 bytes, packets;
 	unsigned int start;
+	u64 tx_linearize;
 	u64 rx_p, rx_b;
 	u64 tx_p, tx_b;
 	u16 q;
@@ -897,7 +898,7 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	 */
 	rx_b = rx_p = 0;
 	tx_b = tx_p = 0;
-	tx_restart = tx_busy = 0;
+	tx_restart = tx_busy = tx_linearize = 0;
 	rx_page = 0;
 	rx_buf = 0;
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -914,6 +915,7 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 		tx_p += packets;
 		tx_restart += p->tx_stats.restart_queue;
 		tx_busy += p->tx_stats.tx_busy;
+		tx_linearize += p->tx_stats.tx_linearize;
 
 		/* Rx queue is part of the same block as Tx queue */
 		p = &p[1];
@@ -930,6 +932,7 @@ static void i40e_update_vsi_stats(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	vsi->tx_restart = tx_restart;
 	vsi->tx_busy = tx_busy;
+	vsi->tx_linearize = tx_linearize;
 	vsi->rx_page_failed = rx_page;
 	vsi->rx_buf_failed = rx_buf;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 85e61b004f2c..889ed10f588b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -2771,10 +2771,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t i40e_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (tsyn)
 		tx_flags |= I40E_TX_FLAGS_TSYN;
 
-	if (i40e_chk_linearize(skb, tx_flags))
+	if (i40e_chk_linearize(skb, tx_flags)) {
 		if (skb_linearize(skb))
 			goto out_drop;
-
+		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_linearize++;
+	}
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 	/* always enable CRC insertion offload */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
index 7c9975c983d9..ac3fb3a6f42d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ struct i40e_tx_queue_stats {
 	u64 restart_queue;
 	u64 tx_busy;
 	u64 tx_done_old;
+	u64 tx_linearize;
 };
 
 struct i40e_rx_queue_stats {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 0e1a4d6e4e6e..3b102f209a96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1927,10 +1927,11 @@ static netdev_tx_t i40e_xmit_frame_ring(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	else if (tso)
 		tx_flags |= I40E_TX_FLAGS_TSO;
 
-	if (i40e_chk_linearize(skb, tx_flags))
+	if (i40e_chk_linearize(skb, tx_flags)) {
 		if (skb_linearize(skb))
 			goto out_drop;
-
+		tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_linearize++;
+	}
 	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
 
 	/* always enable CRC insertion offload */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
index d5cb7aca87b4..93b90f7e8e86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct i40e_tx_queue_stats {
 	u64 restart_queue;
 	u64 tx_busy;
 	u64 tx_done_old;
+	u64 tx_linearize;
 };
 
 struct i40e_rx_queue_stats {